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Proc 8941ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8941

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2013

This proclamation designates March 22, 2013 as 'Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.' to honor Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (the Lubavitcher Rebbe) and to encourage Americans to value education, character development, and civic virtues. It contains no binding policy directives, funding allocations, or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 78 FR 18453

Impact dates

  1. Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim March 22, 2013 as Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • March 22, 2013 designated as Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy content; purely hortatory and commemorative
  • Religious figure honored in official presidential proclamation (routine practice but occasionally noted)
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